Barry Ferguson is the man in the Rangers hot seat in what has been a whirlwind 48 hours.

The former skipper has been in and around the club now after replacing Philippe Clement along with his new coaching team including Allan McGregor, Neil McCann and Billy Dodds. The hard work gets underway straight off the bat with the team put through their bases with a trip to Rugby Park to face Kilmarnock on Wednesday night.

Jose Mourinho and Fenerbahce in the Europa League is also looming for the new boss. He faced the media for the first time since landing the gig until the summer and he faced a wide-range of questions. Check out the FULL Q&A from Ferguson's first press conference as Rangers boss below.

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Bring us up to speed with the last 48 hours

Yeah, it's obviously been hectic, but also it's been enjoyable. I'm surprised that I obviously got the call on Sunday, but it only took five minutes to agree to become the interim manager until the end of the season. Then it was a case of me trying to work things out together, which thankfully took only about 10 or 12 hours, because I was worried in case it would drag on, but thankfully it wasn't the case and I got the three guys that I wanted to come in.

Why did you want the 3 guys as your first choice?

There's a number of reasons, I'll be honest with you. Both Neil and Billy have obviously got experience as managers at a good level. I've obviously, alongside Allan, played with the club, obviously knowing the demands and expectations, so that was important to me as well. They're bubbly about the place, as I mentioned, they're big characters, they like to get in amongst the boys and I think that's important because obviously the last couple of weeks has been difficult for this group of players, so it was important that I get the right people in to get in about them. Also, for myself, it's important that the players feel comfortable around good people, but also good coaches.

You've briefly mentioned, but what type of Rangers do you want to see?

I've not got long because I've only had one training session, but listen, I'm not going to use that as an excuse in terms of tomorrow night against Kilmarnock. We came in last night, I'll be very honest, we came in about half past four, me and the coaching staff sat down for about four or five hours and had to get through a lot of things, so we were ready and prepared for the boys coming in this morning. I've not filled them with too much information because I think it's too short notice, but they told me I understand what way we're going to go against a very good Kilmarnock team and against a very good experienced manager.

Have you told the players what you expect from them?

I expect them to win the game in football. I expect them to give me everything they've got, because that's one thing I'll give them and my coaching staff as well. I had a brief meeting with them for five or ten minutes today and I got it across and they fully understand my expectations of them.

What do you think is going to be your biggest challenge in the next few months?

There are going to be a number of challenges but what I have been brought in to do is win games of football as quickly as possible and that needs to start tomorrow night at Rugby Park.

Will James Tavernier remain as captain?

Yes. I don't think there's anything to change. I had a good chat with James last night while we were in, obviously getting to know some of the staff and getting to know the surroundings as well. I know I’ve been here plenty of times but there's been a few changes.

It was good to sit down with him, spoke to him and looked him in the eyes and I have no doubt that he will give me 100 per cent to lead this club until the end of the season.

You know the expectations of fans more than most. What realistically would success look like for you?

We have got eleven league [games] to go. We are still in the Europa League. We have to try and be positive and make sure we win every single game. That's a big ask, I know that, but I'm positive. I need a bit of positivity about the place. My staff are like that and the players understand that. I spoke to them today and they know the demands I put on them and that needs to start against Kilmarnock. You know the last time we went down to Kilmarnock, you know what happened there. This needs to be a different Rangers team that turns up.

Some people would say you don’t have the experience for this position. What would your response be to that?

Judge me at the end of the three months. I have no issue with that. Everybody's entitled to their opinion. One thing you will get from me and my staff when I'm coming in here, and I'm not taking this lightly, I'm taking it seriously, and that will start tomorrow night. So I would rather be judged come the end of the season, but also know I'm going to be judged game by game. This is just the nature of the beast when you're at Glasgow Rangers.

What will be different from a Barry Ferguson Rangers?

You will see that tomorrow night. That will be kept privately. The players fully understand the way we're going to approach the game. So you can ask me that when you come here on Friday.

Have you had the chance to take it all in?

I've not had much sleep, as you can probably see with my eyes. But listen, I'm not complaining about it. It was a bit of a whirlwind couple of days. Hardly any sleep, as I mentioned earlier. Trying to get my coaching staff together. Getting in, obviously getting told that I had to take the game for Wednesday. And then getting to meet the players. One training session. So there's been a lot of things going on. I'm sure in the coming days it will start to hit a wee bit. But listen, I'm excited and I'm proud to be asked to become the Rangers manager until the end of the season. So as I said, I'm going to give it my all. And so is my staff. And so is this group of players.

How ready do you feel for this challenge? Could it have been a possibility in the past?

No, I had a quiet life for a few years. I was enjoying a new role at the club. I was a club ambassador for the past year and a half. Really enjoying doing that side of it. But listen, when you get offered the opportunity, there was no way I was turning it down. And so I'm just glad I've took it. And we'll see where it goes. But look, I'm confident. I'm confident in my ability. I'm confident in my staff's ability and also the players.

Would you hope this might open the door to something next season?

I'm not even thinking that far in front. The only thing I'm concerned about is Wednesday night at Kilmarnock, if I am being brutally honest with you. I'm here until the end of the season. But my main objective is to start winning games on a consistent basis. So one game at a time. And that's what I'm at tomorrow. I'm fully focused on Kilmarnock.

Is part of your job to set the standard what a Rangers team should look like?

Yes, that's part of my job. That's part of my staff's job. The players understand that. Listen, this club's built on winning trophies and it's not won enough over the years. That's clear for everybody to see. So we're still in one trophy, the Europa League. But domestically, we need to have a level of consistency. That's where it starts. And we need to start winning games of football on a regular basis. And that's your focus.

You only played one game together with Neil, Billy and Allan…

I didn't even know that. Listen, I thought long and hard about it and I had to be respectful. Billy and Neil were on your side in the media, similar to myself. So we had to do a fair bit of work to try and convince them. But listen, when I spoke to them, they were really keen. So was Allan. And that's what I wanted to hear. Once we obviously got the deal done, we got it done early enough yesterday so we could get together. And as I said, we've not even been together 24 hours. But I can see the enthusiasm and that's what I want. I want the players.

I want the staff to be walking through these front doors with a smile on their face. And certainly that's what I got from the players today. When they come in, they were bubbly. That's the way it's going to be. But also there's going to be a serious side to it. When we train, we'll train and we'll put demands on them. And they're also understanding that it's about winning games and we have to win games of football.

Have you spoken to Philippe since he left?

No, I've not because I've not had any time. I've been non-stop the last 48 hours. Whenever a Rangers manager takes a job, I'm desperate for them to do well. The club have made a decision. Now I need to focus on myself, my staff and most importantly the players. So that's been my thoughts over the last 48 hours.

The manager sat in your seat two weeks ago and said this wasn't a good place to be. What are you going to do to make sure that this environment is a good place to be?

That's one of my jobs. When I spoke to him, I had a 10-minute meeting with him and I was just straightforward. This is a brilliant place to be. You're lucky to be at a place like this. You look at the training facility, you look at the stadium, you look at the support. They're well looked after in terms of the staff at the club. So I feel it's going to be a good place to be. Certainly today, I felt a difference. The staff round about the place said to me they felt a difference and that's important for me to carry that on.

To put things right do you need to analyse what has been going wrong internally?

Of course, that'll remain private. I've spoken to some of the experienced individuals. But listen, the root cause is there's not been enough of winning games of football. It's plain and simple. There's been an inconsistency and that's something that me and my staff and the players need to get sorted as soon as possible. And that has to start tomorrow night.

When the call came on Sunday where Alex Rae and Colin Stewart gone? Where you offered them to stay?

The staff? No, I'd just been asked to bring in a staffing of my own and that's what I had to go and do throughout the night, which I like my sleep, so that was a bit strange for me. But listen, I'm just glad I got it sorted as quickly as I did, because I didn't expect that. And I've got to give the guys credit, they were, as I mentioned, they were desperate to come, which is important to me as well, because I think you need to have a good staff around about you. And they're not just yes men either. They have an opinion and that's important to me. o, yeah, it's been a crazy couple of days.

Talk us through the calls. Did they think you were at the wind up?

No, they didn't, if I'm being honest with you. I'm a serious guy at times, you know what I mean? And when I phoned, what made me happy was their desperation to come and help me. They were desperate to come and that's important to me. Because listen, the club means a lot to these three guys as well. And as you know, I've grew up a Rangers supporter. I've been lucky enough to play with them and captain them. And now I've been lucky enough to be given this job until the end of the season. And as I said, I'm going to give it everything I've got and we'll see where it takes us.

Why do you think the board chose you?

I don't know, you'll need to ask Patrick and the chairman that.

Did you feel this opportunity would arise and do you feel ready?

I wouldn't be sitting here if I didn't feel ready. That was three years ago. I went down a different route, if I'm being honest with you. As I said, I came back and done a different role for the club as an ambassador. Did I want to go back into coaching and management? If I'm brutally honest, I wasn't thinking about it. But when that phone call comes, there was no way that I was going to turn it down. And being back now a couple of days, it just excites me. I'm excited about it. I'm desperate to get started. I love being out on the grass today with the players and I can't wait to get out in the touchline come eight o'clock tomorrow night.

You have Celtic and Fenerbahce coming up so how do you look at those challenges?

I am only looking forward to Wednesday. I'll be honest with you, that doesn't interest me. What interests me is tomorrow night at eight o'clock.

Did you sense watching Queen’s Park and St Mirren there was a confidence issue?

I was at both games. I could see it. It's clearly that it's a group of players that are low in confidence, but my job today was trying to pick that up a bit. And I certainly got a response.

My coaching staff certainly got a response. When I was driving in this morning at seven o'clock, that was my thought process. I need to get a kick out of these guys. They need to give me a reaction. And they certainly gave me a reaction this morning. I couldn't ask for any more of them. Now they'll go away. We'll meet up tomorrow and then we'll see where it takes us. But I'm confident I will get a rise out of them.

Some need a kick up the backside and some need an arm round the shoulder…

Yeah, that has got to be key. I know the way football operates nowadays, some players need an arm round about them. Some maybe need a wee clip round about the ear. I'll suss out who needs that. But what I will say is, the response I got today was the response that I wanted driving in this morning.

Do you have unfinished business here?

There's a sense of pride. It wasn't ideal the way it finished the last time, but I was given an opportunity a year and a half ago to come back and represent the club as an ambassador. As I said earlier on at the start of the presser, I loved that role. Now that's totally changed. Now my role is to get this group of players winning games of football on a regular basis.

Do you feel you can get something out of the players that the previous manager couldn’t?

Do I feel that I could? 100%. I sensed that in the meeting, even before we went out on the grass. When we were out on the grass, it was bubbly. It was noisy. That's what I want to hear. When it's like that, that tells me that a group of players are enjoying their training session.

Do they still have the hunger and desire to play for Rangers?

Listen, as a footballer, you need to go through some difficult times. The last couple of results, certainly against Queen's Park and St Mirren, have been tough, but you need to show a bit of character about you. That's what my team will show tomorrow night. As I said, we're going to a place where they're not blinded. They totally know what they're going to be going into. They're coming up against an experienced manager who I've got a lot of respect for. Also, he's got a real good team as well. They've got a physical side to them, but they've also got players that can hurt you. We're briefed on that. We're ready for that. I just can't wait for tomorrow night to get going.

What is it that the fans need to see from this team?

A bit of energy, a bit of desire, stuff like that. I've explained that to the players. That's what I feel I've been watching over the last couple of weeks, certainly with the few results that we've just spoken about, the Queen's Park and the St Mirren game. Listen, winning breeds confidence. We've had a good chat with them. We've had a good training session with them. As I said, tomorrow night is going to be key. We've not missed a trick in terms of what we're coming up against. They know what I expect of them.

Will you look to develop some of the younger players?

Age is just a number in terms of young players. We have got some talented young players, there's no doubt. We've got Bailey Rice, we've got Findlay Curtis, who have broke into the team over the last number of weeks. If they're good enough and they're show enough in training, I will have no issues with playing these guys. The door is open for young players in the academy. It's important as a football club that you always produce your own. And as I said, I'll do a lot of work to try and progress these young guys as footballers.

If the next three months go the way you want it to go and the club wants it to go would it be too good to turn down permanently?

I'll be honest with you, I've not even thought about that. My mindset at this moment in time is getting a result against Kilmarnock tomorrow. It's one game at a time. There's a lot of games coming up over the next period. My thoughts are, I'm here until the end of the season and I'm going to give it everything I have got to try and start to get results for this football club.